The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils
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Eingereicht: 15. Okt. 2020
Akzeptiert: 09. Dez. 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0001
© 2021 Panagiotis Michopoulos, Marios Kostakis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Ioannis Pasias, published by Sciendo
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Concentrations (mg kg-1) of Mn in standing leaves and litterfall as well as fluxes of Mn (kg ha-1 yr-1) in the litterfall in the three forested plots. Values with different letters in the same row differ significantly for at least 0.05 probability level
| Standing leaves of the dominant trees in the three forested stands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Holm oak | Beech | Fir |
| 561 a | 1876 b | 299 a | |
| (33) | (13) | (33) | |
| Litterfall | |||
| Average | Maquis | Beech | Fir |
| 405 a | 1475 b | 354 a | |
| (23) | (19) | (15) | |
| Litterfall fluxes | |||
| Average | Maquis | Beech | Fir |
| 2.00 a | 7.66 b | 2.09 a | |
| (29) | (26) | (29) | |
Pearson correlation coefficients between available Mn and soil properties
| CEC | pH | Clay | Organic C | Total Mn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available Mn | 0.588* | 0.264 | –0.62 | 0.962** | 0.867** |
Selected soil properties in the soil layers of the three forested stands. Clay and CEC are expressed in percentages (%) and CEC in meq/100 g of soil
| Layer | pH | Clay | CEC | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Maquis | ||||
| L | 49.4 (2.8) | |||
| FH | 6.6 (3.7) | 71.6 (8.1) | 26.0 (7.1) | |
| 0–10 cm | 6.26 (2.0) | 23.6 (6.2) | 24.5 (12) | (5.0 14) |
| 10–20 cm | 6.18 (6.6) | 24.2 (14) | 15.8 (20) | 2.73 (17) |
| 20–40 | 6.12 (2.3) | 26.0 (19) | 12.8 (11) | 1.44 (17) |
| 40–80 | 6.53 (5.7) | 29.3 (15) | 13.7 (13) | 0.86 (14) |
| Beech | ||||
| L | 47.3 (0.6) | |||
| FH | 5.75 (4.9) | 41.2 (12) | 26.9 (3.5) | |
| 0–10 cm | 4.83 (2.4) | 20.0 (5.5) | 2.13 (18) | 4.32 (4.5) |
| 10–20 cm | 5.08 (2.1) | 21.8 | 1.44 (9.2) | 2.95 (8.7) |
| 20–40 cm | 5.24 (0.6) | 21.5 (0.3) | 1.20 (4.8) | 2.09 (12) |
| 40–80 cm | 5.27 (1.1) | (15 4.1) | 0.973 (9.3) | 0.91 (3.2) |
| Fir | ||||
| L | 50.8 (0.7) | |||
| FH | 6.48 (0.2) | 57.8 (9.5) | 23.0 (14) | |
| 0–10 cm | 6.07 (2.0) | 27.2 (2.0) | 17.9 (15) | 5.12 (20) |
| 10–20 cm | 5.77 (3.1) | 31.2 (2.1) | 10.9 (15) | 3.36 (10) |
| 20–40 cm | 5.54 (1.2) | 33.0 (6.7) | (7.5 7.9) | 2.75 (3.5) |
| 40–80 cm | 5.32 (1.5) | 34.9 (14) | 3.8 (15) | 1.53 (19) |
Characteristics of the areas from which the soil samples were selected
| Area | Altitude (m) | Soil parent material | Soil type ( |
Vegetation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amfilohia | 360 | Sandy flysch | Haplic Luvisol | |
| Ossa-Mountain | 890 | Mica schist | Haplic Alisol | |
| Karpenisi | 1170 | Argil-laceus flysch | Humic Alisol |
Concentrations (mg kg-1) of total and available Mn in the soil layers of the three-forested stands. Values with different letters in the same row differ significantly for at least 0.05 probability level
| Maquis | Beech | Fir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Mn | |||
| L | 306 a (65) | 1745 b (12) | 613 a (52) |
| FH | 1790 a (12) | 4398 b (10) | 1730 a (4.2) |
| 0–10 cm | 687 a (13) | 1130 b (12) | 1208 bc (6.3) |
| 10–20 cm | 607 a (7.0) | 842 ab (4.7) | 969 b (26) |
| 20–40 cm | 665 a (6.8) | 1087bc (7.0) | 1015 c (30) |
| 40–80 cm | 644 a (5.1) | 697 a (13) | 650 a (49) |
| Available Mn | |||
| FH | 738 a (21) | 561 b (20) | 370 c (21) |
| 0–10 cm | 114 a (15) | 196 b (11) | 151 c (15) |
| 10–20 cm | 95.4 a (62.8) | 148 b (6.8) | 116 ab (14) |
| 20–40 cm | 62.8 a (5.9) | 113 b (4.5) | 92.6b (28) |
| 40–80 cm | 61.5 a (24) | 46.2 a (24) | 56.6 a (40) |